16For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Within a year, according to the years of a hired servant, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail;


In Context

13 The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall ye lodge, ye caravans of Dedanites.

14 Bring ye water to meet the thirsty! The inhabitants of the land of Tema come forth with their bread for him that fleeth.

15 For they flee from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Within a year, according to the years of a hired servant, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail;

17 and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, shall be diminished: for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken.

Isaiah 21:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:16For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:16This is what the Lord says to me: "Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:16For thus saith the Lord to me: Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Cedar shall be taken away.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:16For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:16For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16For thus hath the Lord said to me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16For the Lord said to me, |Within a year, as a worker bound by contract would count it, all the glory of Kedar will fail,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:16For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:16For thus has the LORD said to me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: